Guitar test songs?

[ducatisteve]

I realized on my latest GC visit that I have unconsciously created a "set list" of songs that I like to play with each guitar to get the feel of the sound, and gets me familiar with the whole neck. Of course, I will play other songs and scales, but I have found that recently each guitar gets at least three of these four put through them:

Clean: I'll extend the short jam of Slow Dancing in a Burning Room that John Mayer used in the Two Rock Demo video:



and

The little bossa nova diddy that dognmoon used on his Egnator Renegade demo (around 4:00 or so):




A little dirty: Sultans of Swing:




And if I do go full gain, I like to break out Damage Control by John Petrucci:




Anyone else do this too?

 

[LHanson]

Not those songs, but nice selection.

Noticing your sig, what Crate amps?

 

[ducatisteve]

I have a MIA V32 Palomino. It is still completely stock and for the most part I am happy with it. It hasn't gotten much play since I picked up the Renegade, but for some reason it's one of those things I can't bring myself to part with.

 

[DGDGBD]

Let's see...stairway to heaven....eruption...lenny...:Spank

 

[tajapandu]

Let's see...stairway to heaven....eruption...lenny...:Spank

don't forget the Master of Puppets interlude

 

[monty]

I noodle some and maybe throw some Zep or Jimi in, but mostly I play my own original stuff.

 

[Tone_Terrific]

Try doing some popping/slapping on the lower strings and you can really hear the differences between pups and rigs, in general. It stresses everything.
Setups for metal need not apply!

 

[dividedsky]

Lots of Phish riffs, Beat It, some AC/DC and some of my stuff.

 

[jazzandmetal?]

don't forget the Master of Puppets interlude

Or the beginning of MOP followed by the lead to One. Just the tapping part mind you.

 

[tajapandu]

Or the beginning of MOP followed by the lead to One. Just the tapping part mind you.

well, extremely fast mindless tapping that sounds vaguely like the lead to One

 

[jazzandmetal?]

well, extremely fast mindless tapping that sounds vaguely like the lead to One

Ha...it is ALWAYS wrong. Same with the intro to Sweet Child of Mine. Which usually follows the Metallica montage.

 

[crifasta]

When I go to GC to crank up a VOX valvestate, I like to play the intro to Crazy Train...

 

[theflyingturtle]

Some pointless pentatonic noodling. That's all I'm ever going to use it for anyhow.

 

[cvansickle]

It varies with electric guitar gear. But with acoustic guitars, the first thing I try to play is Zep's "Over the Hills and Far Away." If I can get a good response with those pull-offs, I know the neck and action are good.

 

[big jilm]

Varies, but when using medium to heavy gain I always play the opening to "What Do You Do For Money Honey" by AC/DC. Open chords E,G,D,A - I feel like I can tell if the guitar 'breathes' on these open chords. Then comes the pointless pentatonic noodling.